Police Look For Jewelry Store Robbers Who Pepper-Sprayed Victims

Police say these two men robbed a jewelry store in Santa Monica and pepper-sprayed everyone inside the store. (credit: Santa Monica Police Dept.)

SANTA MONICA (CBSLA.com) — Police in Santa Monica are on the hunt for two armed men who robbed a jewelry business last month before pepper-spraying everyone in the store.

The robbery — at Cabochon Fine Jewelry — occurred at approximately 1:20 p.m. on Friday, November 30.

Victims told officers that two suspects had entered the store, located at 1426 Montana Avenue, and sprayed everyone with pepper spray. The suspects then used a hammer to smash a jewelry case and stole several pieces of jewelry.

The suspects fled through the front door.

Both suspects were described as male blacks, in their 20’s to 30’s, 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall. During the robbery the men used masks to cover their faces. The suspect vehicle was described as a late 90’s Honda 4-door, dark in color.

Detectives learned that two similarly described subjects had entered another jewelry store — located on Wilshire Boulevard — and posed as customers earlier that same day. Police released the accompanying surveillance photo hoping to identify the suspects in the Montana Avenue robbery.